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Crazy Mike’s Postcard From The Northwest

Photos, Spey and Steelhead, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyFebruary 12, 2016Leave a comment

Crazy Mike’s Postcard From The Northwest Mike packed his gear and headed Northwest a week ago to bum around northern California and southern Oregon.  He wanted to let us know…

Winter Fishing: The Most Important Part of Your Rig

Stories and Writings, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 28, 2016Leave a comment

Winter Fishing: The Most Important Part of Your Rig Look at this photo.  There are a few winter essentials being show here…however which one do you think is the most important?…

A Day of Spey on the San Juan River in January

Conditions, Photos, Spey and Steelhead, Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 5, 2016Leave a comment

A Day of Spey on the San Juan River in January A day spent on the San Juan River in January attempting to fool trout are typified in these ways: •…

Engler

News, Stories and Writings, VideosBy Andy McKinleyOctober 26, 20153 Comments

Engler The video up, and it is incredible.  Engler.  From Yeti Coolers…

2015 Grip N Grin Guide

Beginner's Guide, Stories and Writings, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyJuly 22, 2015Leave a comment

2015 Grip N Grin Guide We realized something: You go to all the trouble of surfing fly fishing websites, attempting to find the best information on rivers, flies, gear, terminal…

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Independents Week

Stories and Writings, TestimonialsBy Andy McKinleyJuly 16, 2015Leave a comment

Independents Week Independents Week 2015 came and went this past 4th of July week. I know, it’s spelled Independence; but here in La Plata county, our regional Local First also…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 23, 20152 Comments

Tarpon Diaries, Day 6 – Bus Bergmann Our guide, Bus Bergmann, has been a Florida Keys flats guide for the better part of thirty-five years.  Starting his guiding career in…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 22, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 5 – Break Him Down Tarpon have a term that I have not heard with any other fly fishing quary.  This term came about because the stakes are so…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 18, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 4 – Silver Ghost Tarpon have been called silver kings.  Kings of the flats some say. They may be kings to some, but to me they are ghosts. …

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 3 – Silver King

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 17, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 3 – Silver King Within the first 40 minutes of the day we have shots at 3 strings of about 8 each.  Happy tarpon.  After that, very…

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 2 – The Deck

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 16, 2015Leave a comment

Tarpon Diaries, Day 2 – The Deck Rocking in the waves, loosing my balance.  Standing on the deck thinking I am going blind.  Strain my eyes to see something.  Nothing. …

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Tarpon Diaries, Day 1 – Planes Trains and Automobiles

Saltwater, Stories and Writings, TripsBy Andy McKinleyJune 15, 2015Leave a comment

This past week, I was fortunate enough to fill a spot for four and a half days on John’s tarpon dates in the Florida Keys with master guide Bus Bergmann.…

New Mexico Stream Access Bill

News, Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyMarch 26, 2015Leave a comment

  New Mexico Stream Access Bill Your voice really matters in this issue and it only takes 30 seconds of your time.  This will affect any floating done in New…

Rio de las Animas – The River of Lost Souls

Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyMarch 13, 2015Leave a comment

Rio de las Animas Perdidas – The River of Lost Souls Sometimes, while fishing the Animas River things can feel a little surreal, especially when one comes across strange river…

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Take Your Kid Fishing Gear

Photos, Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyFebruary 11, 2015Leave a comment

Take your kid fishing, Kyle has been!  Heck, take someone fishing and show them the joy of this great sport.  The amount of stoke that will be shared cannot be…

We Need More Caps

Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 21, 2015Leave a comment

Supply is short these days… We don’t have enough caps here at Duranglers, and we are going to need to get a few more.  Sorry about the lack of options…

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Throwback Thursday

Photos, Stories and Writings, Throwback ThursdayBy Andy McKinleyJanuary 15, 2015Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday is generally a social media term.  Used on Thursdays when one wants to post a photo of times past. This photo brought me back to a special day…

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Sage Salt vs. Sage Method

Gear, Reviews, Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyNovember 13, 20143 Comments

  Sage Salt vs. Sage Method [button title=”Shop Salt” link=”https://duranglers.com/shop/fly-rods-sage-2/sage-salt-fly-rod/” color=”green”]     [button title=”Shop Method” link=”https://duranglers.com/product/sage-method-fly-rod/” color=”green”] The ‘best’ salt water rod.  Does such a thing exist?  If you…

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A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: After Action Report and Lessons Learned

Spey and Steelhead, Stories and Writings, Tips & Tricks, TripsBy Andy McKinleyOctober 24, 20146 Comments

A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: After Action Report and Lessons Learned I Went Steelhead Fishing I should have taken the advice before I went.  Or not.  I can’t decide yet.  Either…

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Weminuche Hanging Lake and Other Trever Photos

Photos, Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleyOctober 14, 20142 Comments

We thought some of these photos were too good not to make a post; so here they are.  Trever makes lots of multi day trips to our surrounding high country…

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A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Gear

Gear, Spey and Steelhead, Stories and WritingsBy Andy McKinleySeptember 30, 20141 Comment

Being a fly guy, I am a gear junkie…heck it probably has to do with being male.  I like gear.  I like good gear.  I like stuff to work the…

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A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Relax and Practice

Spey and Steelhead, Stories and Writings, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleySeptember 29, 20141 Comment

I am currently sitting at just over a week away from heading out to Oregon.  Steelhead fever hasn’t taken me fully.  I am not sure it could until I actually…

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A Beginner’s Journey Into Steelheading: Advice

Spey and Steelhead, Stories and Writings, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleySeptember 12, 20146 Comments

My journey has been set.  Dates booked, reservations made, equipment gathering is in full force.  I am going steelheading.  Since my first post went live a few weeks ago; I…

18 Inch Creek Trout

Creek Rods, Stories and Writings, VideosBy Andy McKinleySeptember 4, 2014Leave a comment

John an 18 inch creek trout this summer.  Read out how to find fish like this for yourself in our Guide to Fly Fishing the High Country.

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A Beginners Journey Into Steelheading: Intro

Spey and Steelhead, Stories and Writings, Tips & TricksBy Andy McKinleyAugust 8, 201412 Comments

A Beginners Journey Into Steelheading: An Introduction Let me preface this right off by saying I am not a steelhead expert.  Actually I know nothing about steelheading other than the…

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